Reports
The purpose of maritime safety investigations conducted by the Maritime Accident Investigation Office (GAMA) is not to determine who failed, but to understand how the system produced the observed outcomes, identify opportunities for learningpromote lasting improvements in the safety of navigation, the protection of human life at seathe protection of the maritime environment. GAMA&rsquos investigations seek to explain, learnimprove, never to apportion blameliability.
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Date of the incident: 24-05-2018
MESTRE COMBOIO - Very serious Maritime Casualty
A crew member was fatally injured when a purse-line block failed under tensionstruck the crew member on the head during fishing operations aboard MESTRE COMBOIO. -
Date of the incident: 30-04-2013
MESTRE HORÁCIO - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
A crew member became caught in moving purse-seine gearwas pulled overboard while attending the rings during the shooting of the net aboard MESTRE HORÁCIO. The crew member subsequently died by drowning. -
Date of the incident: 15-10-2018
MESTRE SILVA - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
MESTRE SILVA capsizedsank after being struck by a wave during trammel-net hauling operations. One person died, three remained missingone was rescued alive. -
Date of the incident: 06-01-2018
MESTRE SIMÃO Very Serious Maritime casualty
Loss of directional controlgrounding while entering the Port of Madalena, Azores, Portugal followed by flooding, evacuationtotal loss. -
Date of the incident: 09-09-2025
MISSISSIPPI - Very serious maritime casualty
Maritime safety investigation into the loss of containers overboard MISSISSIPPI while the vessel was made fast alongsideconducting cargo unloading operations using four shore cranes on 9 September 2025. -
Date of the incident: 28-02-2024
MONTE DA GUIA - Very serious maritime casualty
Fall of approximately 3.4 metres while removing container lashings, resulting in a fatality. -
Date of the incident: 24-04-2025
MSC ANSHIKA VI e MARUS - Very serious maritime casualty
Collision between two container ships east of the Thames Estuary, causing structural damagewater ingress but no injuriespollution. -
Date of the incident: 04-04-2013
MSC IRENE - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
Fall of approximately 30 metres into an open cargo hold during a container loading operation, resulting in one fatality. -
Date of the incident: 04-04-2019
MSC SANDRA e BAHIA TRES - Serious Maritime Casualty
Oil spilled into the Port of Sines during a ship-to-ship bunkering operation BAHIA TRES to MSC SANDRA. The Port Emergency Plan was activatedthe pollutant was containedrecovered. -
Date of the incident: 26-03-2014
MSM DON - Maritime Incident
Steering system failure during the approach to port, following a rudder modification, without personal injuryenvironmental damage. -
Date of the incident: 16-05-2014
NÁDIA - very Serious Maritime casualty
A crew member aboard NADIA became caught by the groundline while a fleet of pots was being shotwas pulled overboardunderwater by the fishing gear. The crew member was not recovered. -
Date of the incident: 16-01-2013
NEPTUNO - Very Serious Maritime Casualty
A trawl-door suspension chain failed during net-hauling operations aboard NEPTUNO. The released trawl warp struck a crew member on the head, causing fatal injuries.